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Arms imports — Latvia

Arms imports in Latvia in 2024 — 10,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 85 in the world out of 111.

2024 10,000,000 M TIV −76.19% vs 2023
World rank 85of 111
Period maximum 51,000,000 M TIV2007
Period minimum 0 M TIV1992

Trend over time

1992–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Latvia, 1992–2024020,000,00040,000,00060,000,0001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 0 M TIV1993: 8,000,000 M TIV1994: 12,000,000 M TIV1995: 16,000,000 M TIV1996: 0 M TIV1997: 0 M TIV1998: 0 M TIV1999: 4,000,000 M TIV2000: 3,000,000 M TIV2001: 14,000,000 M TIV2002: 4,000,000 M TIV2003: 25,000,000 M TIV2004: 13,000,000 M TIV2005: 5,000,000 M TIV2006: 9,000,000 M TIV2007: 51,000,000 M TIV2008: 46,000,000 M TIV2009: 11,000,000 M TIV2010: 16,000,000 M TIV2011: 27,000,000 M TIV2012: 9,000,000 M TIV2013: 5,000,000 M TIV2014: 5,000,000 M TIV2015: 3,000,000 M TIV2016: 28,000,000 M TIV2017: 30,000,000 M TIV2018: 21,000,000 M TIV2019: 31,000,000 M TIV2020: 10,000,000 M TIV2021: 15,000,000 M TIV2022: 34,000,000 M TIV2023: 42,000,000 M TIV2024: 10,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +10,000,000

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 10,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Europe & Central Asia 14,173,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 10,000,000 −32,000,000 −76.19%
2023 42,000,000 +8,000,000 +23.53%
2022 34,000,000 +19,000,000 +126.67%
2021 15,000,000 +5,000,000 +50%
2020 10,000,000 −21,000,000 −67.74%
2019 31,000,000 +10,000,000 +47.62%
2018 21,000,000 −9,000,000 −30%
2017 30,000,000 +2,000,000 +7.14%
2016 28,000,000 +25,000,000 +833.33%
2015 3,000,000 −2,000,000 −40%
2014 5,000,000 +0 +0%
2013 5,000,000 −4,000,000 −44.44%
2012 9,000,000 −18,000,000 −66.67%
2011 27,000,000 +11,000,000 +68.75%
2010 16,000,000 +5,000,000 +45.45%
2009 11,000,000 −35,000,000 −76.09%
2008 46,000,000 −5,000,000 −9.8%
2007 51,000,000 +42,000,000 +466.67%
2006 9,000,000 +4,000,000 +80%
2005 5,000,000 −8,000,000 −61.54%
2004 13,000,000 −12,000,000 −48%
2003 25,000,000 +21,000,000 +525%
2002 4,000,000 −10,000,000 −71.43%
2001 14,000,000 +11,000,000 +366.67%
2000 3,000,000 −1,000,000 −25%
1999 4,000,000 +4,000,000 —
1998 0 +0 —
1997 0 +0 —
1996 0 −16,000,000 −100%
1995 16,000,000 +4,000,000 +33.33%
1994 12,000,000 +4,000,000 +50%
1993 8,000,000 +8,000,000 —
1992 0 — —

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 643,000,000 DK Denmark 427,000,000 NO Norway 349,000,000 SE Sweden 66,000,000 FI Finland 64,000,000 EE Estonia 63,000,000 LT Lithuania 51,000,000 LV Latvia 10,000,000
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About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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